Corkscrew and cork-holder.



- 'No. 723,581. 7 PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903.

G. H. BRINTON. OORKSGRBW AND CORK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. 1902.

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GEORGE HERBERT BRINTON, OF ELWYN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CORKSCREW AND CORK-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,581, dated March 24, 1903.

Application filed July 30, 1902. Serial No. 117,667. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE HERBERT BRIN- TON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elwyn, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Corkscrew and Oork-Holdeiyof which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel simple device that is Well adapted for use to pull the cork of a bottle and also to retain the cork in the neck of the bottle it the cork is replaced and the holder adjusted for such a purpose.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described, and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a sideview of the device arranged to serve as a corkscrew. Fig..2 is a broken reverse plan view of the same having parts adjusted to serve as a holder for a bottle-cork, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the device applied to retain a bottle-cork within the neck of the bottle.

In the drawings, which represent the con struction and application of the device, 5 indicates the spirally-twisted body of 'a corkscrew, terminating at its free end in a tapered point a, as usual.

threaded stem 6 is formed or secured so as to project from the spiral formation in the A.

same plane with the axis of the latter. cross-bar 7 is mounted upon and secured to the stem 6 adjacent to the coiled body 5, said cross-bar being slotted longitudinally from each end toward the center, said slots 1) that' 5o arms 8, that approach the threaded stem 6 At the opposite end of the body 5 the diametrically enlarged screw-,

: when the outer ends thereof are rocked upwa'rdly, may with advantage have a slope formed on each one of equal degree, these slopes d impinging upon similar slopes e, that define the inner ends of the slots 7), and it will be evident that the contact of said mating slopes will limit the upward rocking movement of the arms 8, as shown in Fig. 1. The arms 8 are preferably curved edgewise an equal degree, so that they, together with the slightly-bent members of the cross-bar '7, will assume the form of a flattened arch when the arms are fully spread apart and the shoul ders e are impinged by the sloped ends d, as appears in Fig.1. Upon the ends of the arms 8 that are outermost when said arms are rocked apart a locking-luggis formed on each one, these lugs of like shape projecting toward the corkscrew-body 5 when the arms are rocked downward at their outer ends, and their end walls It may with advantage be concaved, as shown in Fig. 2.

Upon the threaded body of the stem 6,which projects above the cross-bar 7,\a clampingnut 9 is screwed, this nut having a peripheral flange 1O thereon at its upper end, said flange being roughened on the edge to afford means for tightlygrippin'g and turning the nut when this is desired. Below the flange 10 the body of the clamping-nut 9 is tapered to give it coniform shape, the smaller diameter being at the lower end of the nut-block, and it will be seen in Fig. 1 that to arrange the device for use as a corkscrew the arms 8 are fully diverged, so that the ends d contact with the should ers e. The nut-block 9 is then screwed down, so that it presses upon the top edges of the arms 8 at their inner ends, which will obviously hold the arms fully extended. The corkscrew may now be readily inserted in the usual manner into the cork A of a bottleneck B and the cork withdrawn by a pull on the arms 8. Y

In case it is desired to carrya bottle containing liquid of any kind upon the person and secure the cork against accidental displacement, this may be conveniently and reliably effected by applying the improvement as a holder for the cork.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the application of the device arranged as a cork-holder to secure the cork A in the neck B of a bottle.

As usual in the formation of bottles for trade J so that their concave edges h contact with the bottleneck below the bead B and then screwing. the nut-block downward the coniform body of thelatter will press against the sloped edges d of the arms 8 and lock the lugs g below the bead B.

The improvement when adjusted to serve as a cork-holder is very advantageous, as it may be used to secure the cork of a bottle that may hold aerated liquid, volatile spirits, or gaseous liquor, suchas champagne-wine,- and retain a portion of the contents after part has been decanted.

A traveler or tourist who may have occasion to carry a bottle of liquor or a medicinal preparation can by employment of the improvement readily withdraw a tight cork and after using part of the contentsof the bottle adjust the appliance for securely holding the cork in the bottle to retain the remaining portion of its contents therein and avoid spilling any of the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a corkscrew, a transverse bar formed thereon, arms pivoted near the ends of the transverse bar, vertically-adjustable means engaging with the upper end portions of the arms for holding the latter in a folded or vertical position relatively to said body portion, said vertical adjustable means also being adapted to engage with the side edge portions of the pivoted arms for holding the latter in a radially-extending horizontal position relatively to said body portion, sub

stantially as set forth.

2. The combination with alcorkscrew-body, and a. screw-threaded stem extending from vthe upper end of said body, a transverse bar held on the corkscrew-body, arms pivoted to said-transverse bar, said arms being provided with engaging lugs at their lower ends, the upper ends of said arms being beveled outwardly relative to each other, and a nut-block vertically adjustable upon the screw-stem of the device adapted to engage with the aforesaid beveled ends of the arms to retain the latter in a vertical or folded position relatively to the body portion, said block also being adapted to engage with the side edges of said arms to hold them open or in a horizontally-disposed ,position, relatively to the body portion, substantially as set forth.

3. A corkscrew comprising a spiral body' portion, a screw-stem at one end of the spiral formation, a conical nut vertically adjustable upon said stem, and folding arms pivoted on projections extending from the corkscrewbody, said arms being adapted to be laterally projected by pressure of the nut thereon, substantially as set forth.

4. A corkscrew comprising a spiral body, a threaded stem extending from one end of said body,- a nut-block coniform in its body and vertically adjustable upon the threaded stem, a transverse bar centrally held on the corkscrew-body, curved arms pivoted to said bar at a point intermediate their end portions, the lower end portions of said arms being provided with laterally-extendin g engaging lugs,

the lower ends of said arms being inclined or beveled oppositely to each other, said arms being held in a horizontal or extended position by engagement of the nut with the edge portions thereof and being held in a. folded position by the pressure of the nut upon the inclined or beveled upper edges thereof, substantially as set forth.

5. A corkscrew comprising a spiral body, adapted to screw into the cork of the body, a threaded stem extended from one end of the spiral body, a frusto-conical nut upon said stem, a transverse bar fixed upon the spiral body, said bar being slotted from each end toward the center, said slots terminating in inclined or sloping shoulders, curved arms provided at their end portions with engaging lugs pivoted to said bar at a position intermediate their length, each arm having its inner end inclined or beveled, said inclined ends being adapted to be held against the inclined faces of the bar by means of the pressure of the nut, said nut also being adapted to engage said inclined faces of the arms to bring the lugs into locking engagement with the bead of a bottle-neck, substantially as set forth.

6. Thecombination of a corkscrew having arms pivoted near the upper end to swing in the vertical plane and a threaded stem above said arms, and a nut on said stem adapted to bear downward on the arms and hold them in the raised position.

7. The combination of a corkscrew having arms pivoted near the upper end to swing in the vertical plane and a threaded stem above said arms, and a nut on said stem adapted to bear downward on the arms and hold them in the raised position, the said arms having lugs at their free ends to clamp a bottle-neck when the arms are in the lower position.

' 8. The combination with a corkscrew having a threaded upper end, of a nut thereon having a coniform surface, and arms pivoted to the corkscrew to swing in the vertical plane, the inner ends of the arms being inelined and the nut serving to hold thearms in either the raised position, by hearing downward against the top of said arms, or in the lower position by an engagement of the coniforrn sides of the nut against the inclined ends of the arms. 

